Walter Williams points out that Warren Buffet with all his money cannot make us do anything. However a government bureaucrat with a few regulations behind him or her, is quite powerful. Is there any stopping such a government?  Good ethical question. There is no worse tyranny than a bad law. John Stossel points out that at least…

Jerry Flint makes the point that no matter what the plan, sales of cars have collapsed. Until sales improve, it is hard to see how GM or Toyota or anyone else will do much better. Several students have reveiwed The Black Swan.  The book considers the reality of the outlying event. Congress wants GM to sell…

Tom Sowell notes that two hundred years ago England was going to pay off its debt. Gee, guess what happened, the pols found other usses for the money, Dr. Sowell predicts that history repeats.

Scott Burns asks if we have learned anything from the finanical meltdown. He suggests that we ask for realistic solutions rather than the pie in the sky pablum we are being fed.  AS he says about the lending industry, we may owe them money we do not owe them any consideration. No kidding, and I hvae…

Job One: Wean The Economy Off Of Politics By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER | Posted Friday, November 28, 2008 4:30 PM PT In the old days — from the Venetian Republic to, oh, the Bear Stearns rescue — if you wanted to get rich, you did it the Warren Buffett way: You learned to read balance sheets.…

Bert Prelutsky reviews the Academy Award Nominees. He comes close to asking what if none of these are worth an Academy Award?  Indeed there is an ethical question worth posing. No question about it, some years we have a great crop of movies, 1939 comes to mind when the Wizard of "Oz competed with Gone with…

Pat BUchanan points out that Gov Blago used foul language talked about selling the Il Senate seat but so far no one says they were solicited has not been convicted of anything has done his job of appointing a successor So why does Harry Reid refuse to seat Burris?  Buchanan goes on to ask some affirmative…

The State of Andrews’  Mind Andrews Texas, indeed the Permian Basin, does not change very much.  The same street map that worked when I was in high school will basically get you around even Midland or Odessa today. The social mood of  the Andrews population or the collective state of mind however changes drastically, and…

It is impossible to post articles about wannabe or real politicians without having some with obvious opinion. The current Illinois Senator versus NY Senator controversy is such an issue but I think will make for an interesting discussion. Here Brent Bozell compares things said about Caroline Kennedy versus things said about Sarah Palin. THis raises the…

Walter Williams and Tom Sowell are two fo my favories. IN this columnh Prof Williams lays out his rules for running an effective class. He also mentions several fallacies that foks can engage in, such as assuming if this then that. For example, every day we hear the media assume some outside factor acted upon…